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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - WRIGHT of Connecticut

Fair Haven Union Cemetery

New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

Jesse Wright

Born: February 7, 1786, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died: February 7, 1878, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

and his wife,

Nancy Hull Wright

Born: 1790, Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Connecticut

Died: February 7, 1878, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

They were my 4th great-grandparents.

Note: They died the same day, in different locations, death records confirm this.

5 comments:

I cannot imagine the shock to the family to have both mother and father die on the same day in different locales. Great photos of both the stone and the gate. Agree with Heather, that is one beautiful gate!

If I'm doing the math right (always difficult for me w/o a calculator) they were 88 and 90. I've seen several here in that age range die within days or weeks of their spouse. One family here, the mother died, and before the funeral, the father did also. Talk about tough. Wouldn't you like to know the story about these two Wrigts!

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